The Toyota Prius is back in charge of the regular car sales charts. The Japanese new car market manages a very timid uptick over the First Half of 2019 at +0.8% to 2.753.419 registrations. The Top 4 brands outpace the market to tighten their hold on the charts: Toyota (+4.4%) advances…
The new model pushes Nissan Dayz sales up 41% year-on-year. New light vehicle sales in Japan edge down -0.7% year-on-year in June to 450.397. The brands podium remains totally unaffected and score the only year-on-year gains in the Top 8: Toyota (+4.2%) improves to 29.9% share, Honda (+7.5%) to 15% and…
The Toyota Prius is now the best-selling regular car in Japan year-to-date. The Japanese new car market scores a 4th year-on-year gain so far this year, advancing 6.5% in May to 396.120 units, meaning the year-to-date tally is now up 1.1% to 2.303.022. The Top 2 most popular brand lift…
The Toyota Prius is the best-selling car at home for the first time in over a year. New car sales in Japan gain 3.4% year-on-year in April to 378.687, bringing the year-to-date tally to almost perfect immobility: up 53 units to 1.906.902. Like last month, the entire podium outpaces the…
Suzuki is the only one of the Big 5 carmakers to post a gain in March. As the end of the Japanese Financial Year, March volumes are always 35 to 40% higher than any other month in Japan and therefore is of capital importance. This year Japan new vehicle sales…
Daihatsu Tanto sales soar 17.4% year-on-year in February. The Japanese new car market scores another positive month in February with sales edging up 1.2% year-on-year to 479.428 units, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 1.6% to 887.403. Brand leader Toyota (+1.8%) outpaces the market to snatch a 28.1% share,…
The new generation Toyota Century landed in Japan in June 2018. Consult 50 years of Japan Historical Data here As is now the tradition on BSCB, we can now shine a more detailed light on the sales of all local models in Japan, ordered by variant. The Honda N-BOX (+14%)…
The Suzuki Spacia is up 38% year-on-year in January, partly thanks to the addition of the Gear variant (pictured). New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 2.1% year-on-year in January to 407.975 units, yet strikingly the Top 4 brands all outpace the market, starting with local behemoth Toyota (+4.9%) leading…
The Nissan Note is the best-selling regular car in Japan in 2018. Consult over 50 years of Japanese Historical Data here. New vehicle sales in Japan edge up 0.7% to post a second consecutive year of gain at 5.272.067 units, the best result since 2014. Foreign models have helped: after…
The Toyota Sienta climbs back up to 2nd place among regular cars this month. * Now updated with the Top 55 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars and Top 33 All-kei cars * New vehicle sales in Japan soar 12.5% year-on-year in October to 418.992 units, the largest gain since June 2017…
Jaguar sales are up 68.5% year-on-year in Japan in September. * Now updated with the Top 54 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars, Top 33 kei cars & Top 20 foreigners * The Japanese new vehicle market drops 2% year-on-year in September to 485.379 registrations, sending the year-to-date tally down 0.9% to…
The Toyota Corolla is at its highest at home since September 2015. * Now updated with the Top 50 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars and Top 33 kei cars * New light vehicle sales in Japan gain 2.5% year-on-year in August to 364.216 registrations, meaning the year-to-date volume is now down…
The Nissan Note is set to become only the second non-Toyota nameplate to rank #1 in 50 years. * Now updated with the Top 62 brands, Top 50 regular cars, Top 35 kei cars and Top 20 foreigners * After stretching its legs last year with a 9.2% surge, the…
Lexus sales surge 25.6% year-on-year in June. * Now updated with the Top 55 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars, Top 33 kei cars and Top 15 foreigners * The Japanese new car market posts an 8th year-on-year decline in the past 9 months in June, down a severe 5% to 453.765…
The Toyota Aqua scores its first back-to-back win since November 2015. * Now updated with Top 55 All-brands, Top 50 regular cars and Top 35 kei cars * The Japanese new car market edges down 1.7% year-on-year in May to 366.155 registrations, leading to a year-to-date volume down 1.1% to 2.278.716…